More About This Resource
This Sound Wall with Mouth Pictures & Sound Wall Locks is a comprehensive, Science of Reading-aligned tool designed to help students master phoneme awareness and phonics. Unlike traditional word walls, this sound wall organizes words by sounds (phonemes) rather than alphabetical order, providing students with a more effective reference when reading and spelling. With mouth articulation pictures representing diverse children and sound wall locks to secure student engagement, this resource offers an interactive, research-based approach to phonics instruction.
The sound wall includes all the materials needed to systematically teach phonemes, making it perfect for educators who want to align their instruction with Science of Reading best practices, such as those suggested by LETRS. Whether used in print or digitally via Google Slides, this resource offers versatility in the classroom.
What’s Included:
- Large Sound Spelling Cards (10.5 x 5.3)
- Small Sound Spelling Cards (8 x 5.1)
- Phoneme Cards with mouth articulation photos (featuring diverse children)
- 47 Word Lists and Sound Formation Info Cards
- Sound Wall Locks and instructional video
- Sound Spelling Picture Cards (2 versions)
- Phoneme Group Labels and Bulletin Board Headers
- Virtual Interactive Sound Wall (Google Slides)
- Phoneme-Grapheme Dictionary
- Sound Card Alphabet Line
You can easily print the materials at a smaller scale to create a portable sound wall, perfect for small group instruction or individual student use.
Student Materials Include:
- Personal Sound Wall Vowel Valley Printables (4 versions)
- Consonant Printable Chart (8 versions)
- A-Z Sound Spelling Chart (3 versions in color and black/white) for student folders
- Alphabet Chart (color and black/white)
- My ABC Dictionary
- Build Your Own Sound Wall Activity
This Science of Reading-aligned sound wall is an essential tool for teaching phoneme-grapheme correspondence, improving reading and writing fluency, and fostering independent literacy skills. Perfect for both whole-class and small-group instruction!
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Pamela H. –
This sound wall is great for students to use!
melanie Q. –
Great resource for students to reference when working on reading and writing.
Daphne L. –
I was looking for a way to incorporate a sound wall into my classroom. I love how this resource has the real photographs. It was also helpful to have the voiced icons. This is such a wonderful resource!
Tammi Hicks –
Loved this resource!
Kelly K. –
LOVE this! Thank you.
Leiza D. –
Great resource!! Thank you!!
Bright Ideas with Mrs. G –
I have never used a sound wall before, but this is a game changer. I LOVE IT and the kids are SUCCESSFUL using it.
Caty S. –
I have had a sound wall in the past but this will bring it to a whole new and better level. Love the updated diverse articulation photos… thank you. Your video is most helpful at explaining everything, too. This resource is so full of options and explanations to help you make this crucial component to your classroom a success.
Alma P. –
I am excited to use this my students. This will be the first year doing a sound wall vs. a word wall. I think this will be great!
Corey R. –
My students used this resource as soon as it was put up. Such a great way for students to independently work on their spelling.
Kathleen B. –
LOVE SOUND WALLS!
FanCactus First –
This has absolutely everything I need! Thank you!
Charged Up Learning –
Wow! What an awesome resource! Thank you!!!
Sara K. –
I LOVE THIS! This is exactly what I was looking for. The cards are great with multicultural mouths. The cards come in large and small sizes and the video linked in the tutorial was very helpful.
Dawn L. –
So excited to use
Reaching for Peaks –
If you are looking for a research based resource then you should look up the Science of Reading. I am in love with it. This resource was exactly what I was looking for.
Ms Bs Lollipop Tree –
Great resource and easy to navigate. Thank you.
Shelly H. –
My students loved how easy this was to use and how colorful it was. A great addition to my classroom.
Maranda A. –
I love how my sound wall turned out. It does take up a lot of space and takes a lot of time to put up, but I think it was 100% worth it. I’m looking forward on using it this year.
Suzie Q’s Classroom –
Awesome